VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2014-10072
In utils.c in zsh before 5.0.6, there is a buffer overflow when scanning very long directory paths for symbolic links.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 2.59%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.59%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In utils.c in zsh before 5.0.6, there is a buffer overflow when scanning very long directory paths for symbolic links.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.59% probability · 84th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- zsh project/zsh
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1932
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3073
- https://sourceforge.net/p/zsh/code/ci/3e06aeabd8a9e8384ebaa8b08996cd1f64737210Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3593-1/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1932
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3073
- https://sourceforge.net/p/zsh/code/ci/3e06aeabd8a9e8384ebaa8b08996cd1f64737210Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3593-1/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.